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English in Icelandic — A comparison between generations

open access: yesNJES: Nordic Journal of English studies, 2004
No abstract available.
Asta Svavarsdóttir
doaj   +1 more source

Trapped in the Cave: Toward a Platonic Theory of Ideology

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper is about showing that Plato has a theory of ideology in the broadly Marxist sense of distorted self‐consciousness of social life. Focusing on the Allegory of the Cave and related passages in the Republic, the paper argues that in the Cave, Plato illustrates the social mediation of human psychology, which contributes to the soul's ...
John D. Proios
wiley   +1 more source

Random‐key optimization for 2D irregular packing with reusable area evaluation

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The diverse constraints of industrial applications lead to variants of two‐dimensional (2D) irregular packing problems that require tailored solution methods. This paper addresses a real‐world industrial challenge by proposing a new problem definition, the maximum reusable contiguous area problem (MRCAP), and a novel metric, the maximum ...
Felipe S. C. Roberto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Minimizing cutting costs in 1D rod cutting

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract We study a one‐dimensional rod‐cutting problem arising from an industrial setting where cutting itself carries cost. Each order specifies a length interval, and the task is to assign orders to warehouse rods so that all orders are satisfied while the number of cuts is minimized.
Bowen Li, Attila Sali
wiley   +1 more source

The Landscape of Lexicography

open access: yes, 2019
This book consists of a series of papers that look at three different aspects of the landscape as seen in dictionaries from across Europe. Multilingual diachronic case studies into lexicographical descriptions of fora, landscape features and colours concentrate on three supposedly simple words: daisies (Bellis perenis L.), hills and the colour red. The
Villalva, Alina, Williams, Geoffrey
openaire   +3 more sources

The Sociolinguistic Interpretability of Large Language Models: Directional Accuracy but Social Simplification

open access: yesJournal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As rapidly improving language‐generation systems, Large Language Models (LLMs) represent an emergent site for studying sociolinguistic phenomena. We propose a framework for investigating sociolinguistic sensitivity in LLMs: the extent to which they capture not just general linguistic patterns but also the socially structured variation that ...
Viktorija Kostadinova, Matt Hunt Gardner
wiley   +1 more source

‘Chrystalline Talk’: Thomas Browne's Poetics of Concretion and Mineral Plain Style

open access: yesRenaissance Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article charts the figuration, both material and rhetorical, of mineral bodies in early modern natural philosophy, paying particular attention to the second book of Thomas Browne's Pseudodoxia Epidemica (1646). It argues that concretions (stony calculi and crystals formed through the aggregation of physical matter) make manifest a mineral
Jess Dunmore
wiley   +1 more source

How Well Can Words Capture Facial Appearance? A Cross‐Linguistic Exploration

open access: yesTopics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract When describing faces, people often struggle with verbalizing facial features. Free descriptions seem to focus predominantly on aspects of faces that are inferred, for example, psychological traits, age, attractiveness, and so on, whereas facial features themselves are often described in a limited and imprecise fashion.
Ewelina Wnuk, Jan Wodowski
wiley   +1 more source

Countess Eleonora: A prominent donator and benefactor from the Patačić noble family

open access: yesStudia Lexicographica
The article explores the influence and significance of Countess Eleonora Patačić, the last member of her family, in Croatian cultural history. As the daughter of Katarina Patačić, known in Croatian literary historiography for commissioning and editing ...
Jasmina Lukec
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Kazališna hemeroteka – uvid u građu

open access: yesPoznańskie Studia Slawistyczne, 2020
This paper aims to present the contents of the Periodical and Newspaper Library of the Croatian Academy of Sciences’ Division of the History of the Croatian Theatre from the 1921–1924, 1968– 1969, and 1989–1992 periods, i.e.
Drita Maroshi
doaj   +1 more source

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